CVE-2010-1128 Weak cryptography in n/a
Insufficient entropy in PHP's LCG allows attackers to predict session cookies, potentially leading to session hijacking and account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-1128?
CVE-2010-1128 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 26 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Linear Congruential Generator (LCG) in PHP before 5.2.13 does not provide the expected entropy, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess values that were intended to be unpredictable, as demonstrated by session cookies generated by using the uniqid function.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1128?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1128?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-1128 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1128 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59wc-4gch-hhw5.